The Finance Performance Analyst (FP&A;) will work closely with the CFO and cross-functional teams including Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Sales to provide financial insights that support business growth. This role will be responsible for financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, performance reporting, and developing financial models that enable data-driven strategic decisions.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth setting.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Forecasting

- Develop and maintain financial models for revenue, operating expenses, capital expenditure, and cash flow forecasting.
- Support the preparation of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-range financial plans.
- Perform scenario planning and sensitivity analyses (base, best, and worst-case scenarios) to support strategic decision-making.
- Monitor financial performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying key business drivers.

Financial Analysis

- Conduct monthly variance analysis to explain differences between actual results, budgets, and forecasts.
- Analyze business performance, unit economics, gross margins, operating costs, and profitability.
- Identify cost optimization opportunities and recommend initiatives to improve operational efficiency.
- Support pricing, investment, and business expansion decisions through financial analysis.

Management Reporting

- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual management reports for executive leadership.
- Develop KPI dashboards and business performance scorecards.
- Create executive presentations and board-ready financial reports with actionable insights.
- Present financial findings and recommendations to senior management.

Strategic Finance





- Support investor relations by preparing financial analyses and presentation materials.
- Assist in capital planning, fundraising activities, and financial due diligence.
- Conduct ad hoc financial analyses to support strategic initiatives, new business opportunities, and investment decisions.
- Evaluate business cases and return-on-investment (ROI) for strategic projects.

Process Improvement & Automation

- Improve forecasting accuracy through enhanced financial modeling techniques.
- Automate reporting processes and streamline financial workflows.
- Collaborate with business teams to improve financial data quality and reporting efficiency.
- Support implementation and optimization of financial planning and reporting tools.

Required Qualifications

Education

- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related discipline.
- MBA (Finance), CA (Inter), CMA, or CFA qualifications are an added advantage.

Experience

- 2-4 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A;), Corporate Finance, Financial Analysis, or Business Finance.
- Experience in startup or high-growth organizations is preferred.

Required Technical Skills

- Advanced Microsoft Excel (financial modeling, pivot tables, dashboards, lookup functions, data consolidation)
- Financial planning and budgeting
- Financial statement analysis
- Forecasting and variance analysis
- Scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis
- Data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, or similar)
- Experience with ERP systems and financial planning software is preferred

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in Electric Vehicle (EV), Automotive, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, or Industrial sectors.
- Knowledge of manufacturing finance and supply chain cost analysis.
- Exposure to investor reporting and fundraising support.
- Familiarity with business intelligence and reporting tools.

📌 Finance Performance Analyst (Chennai)
🏢 Boson Motors
📍 Chennai